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TEST  16

1.

I insisted that he ______ me the money.
A) is paying

B) pays

C) was paying

D) pay

2.

It is imperative that air pollution ______.
A) eliminated

B) is eliminated

B) be eliminated

D) was eliminated

3.

It is essential that she ______ smoking.
A) give up

B) is giving up

C) gives up

D) gave up

4.

I don

t enjoy ______at by other people.

A) laughing

B) being laughed

C) laughed

D) to laugh

5.

It is easy ______ by his lies.
A) to be fooled B) fooling

C) to fool

D) fooled

6.

It is ______to study for a test and then to fail it.
A) frustrating

B) frustrate

C) frustrated

D) frustration

7.

She felt great ______ at not being able to ride a horse.
A) frustration

B) frustrating

C) frustrate

D) frustrated

8.

Usually a bird species gains public recognition ______ faces the
danger of extinction.
A) which only

B) only when it

C) only when

D) which it

9.

Why ______ at a given time is not known.
A) does a drought occur

B) a drought should occur

C) it is a drought that

D) a drought that occurs

10. It ______ the Titanic sank while crossing the Atlantic.

A) is 1912 when

B) in 1912 that

C) which was in 1912

D) was in 1912 that

11. ____ 1980 that Voyager transmitted photographs of Saturn to earth.

A) When it was B) During

B) It was

D) It was in

12. It was in 1901 ____ Roosevelt became President of the United States.

A) when

B) which

C) that

D) who

13. He must run very fast ______ he wants to catch the bus.

A) so that

B) because

C) unless

D) so

14. Father is not going to light the bonfire ______ we have gathered

enough wood.
A) because

B) although

C) if

D) so

15. “I will come to the meeting”, Tom said to me.

Tom promised me that ______.
A) he will come to the meeting.
B) I will come to the meeting.
C) I would come to the meeting.
D) he would come to the meeting.

16. “I will help you”, Bob said to me.

A) Bob told me he would help me.
B) Bob told me that I will help you.
C) Bob said that he would help you.
D) Bob told me that he would help you.

17. ______ was more than mere nervousness: it was a real phobia.

A) He was afraid of flying

B) His fear of flying

C) Afraid of flying

D) If he was afraid of flying

18. It was Albert Einstein who developed the theory ______ relativity.

A) of

B) that

C) was

D) in

19. The icy conditions made road travel dangerous, so ______ going by

car we took the subway.
A) therefore

B) instead of

C) as well as

D) in spite of

20. ______ the many hardships they had to face, the balloonists managed

to reach their destination.
A) Despite

B) In addition to

C) Because of

D) In accordance with

21. ______ the extraordinarily good results, it was decided to try the

same approach next year.
A) In spite of

B) However

C) In view of

D) Despite

22. New oil deposits are being searched for; ______ they are very difficult

to find.
A) because

B) therefore

C) however

D) too

23. The rate of energy consumption has increased; ______ it continues

to rise each year.
A) because

B) moreover

C) consequently D) therefore

24. Wilson works hard at school; ______, he does well on test.

A) not only

B) correctly

C) consequently D) studying

25. George, ______ speaks German, applied the job.

A) whom

B) that

C) who

D) _ _ _ _

26. The beliefs ______ Moslems hold are based on the teachings of

Prophet Mohammed.
A) that

B) whom

C) who

D) whose

27. Although ______ named until 1782, aluminum was used as early as

5300 B.C.
A) it was not

B) could not be

C) there must not have been

D) which was never

28. In front of the house ______ looking at us threateningly.

A) was a large dog

B) a large dog

C) a large dog was

D) a dog was large

29. Never before ______ such ridiculous arguments.

A) have we heard

B) we had heard

C) we have heard

D) we could have heard

30. Not once ______ offer to help me.

A) I have

B) did he

C) had his

D) for him to

31. Known reserves of petroleum are said to be sufficient only ______

the end of the century.
A) by

B) since

C) until

D) unless

32. Not only ______ buildings, they also specify different kinds of

materials for their buildings.
A) architects to design

B) design architects do

C) do design architects

D) do architects design

33. On top of the hill ______.

A) standing a huge building

B) stood a huge building

C) a huge building was

D) a huge building standing

34. Among the plays being presented ______ written by Eugene O.Neil.

A) is as famous

B) is a famous one

C) a famous play

D) one is famous

35. Never before ______ a war as bloody as the Vietnam War.

A) history has seen

B) history has seen

C) does history see

D) has history seen

36. Between the two trees ______.

A) a flower garden was

B) garden was a flower

C) a garden was flower

D) was a flower garden

37. Between the two mountains ______.

A) a river is

B) is a river

C) the river is there

D) along the river

38. In front of the station ______.

A) some people are

B) stood several people

C) did I wait

D) I am

39. Not once ______ the chance to talk to the project manager.

A) did we get

B) we are

C) will be able

D) for us

40. ______ wants to come is welcome.

A) Who

B) He

C) A person

D) Whoever

41. Never ______ a museum with as many paintings as this one.

A) they had visited

B) they have visited

C) had they visited

D) they must have visited

42. ______ but he must also avoid any evidence of partiality.

A) If you are a judge, you must be unbiased
B) A judge must be unbiased.
C) Not only must a judge be unbiased
D) Not just be punctual

43. ______ was obvious when she was caught with the stolen diamonds.

A) If she was involved in the robbery
B) She was involved in the robbery
C) Because she was involved in the robbery
D) That she was involved in the robbery

44. The world would be a better place ______ we could abolish wars.

A) if

B) so that

C) unless

D) although

45. ______ sanitary conditions are so primitive, disease may be rampant

all throughout the poverty-stricken country.
A) Although

B) Due to

C) Because

D) With

46. They told their friends that they ______ a vacation in August and

would visit them on their way to Ankara.
A) would take

B) took

C) had taken

D) were taken

47. Some people think it

s time we all ______ a single international

language.
A) learned

B) should learn C) learn

D) will learn

Test 16

Book 1 Part D

Comments:

400 questions in English Grammar

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